One Piece Film Red Anime Movie Opens to an Astounding $9.32 Million in North America
Over the weekend saw the release of One Piece Film Red in English-speaking countries, bringing over Japan’s biggest film of 2022 to international audiences. The latest feature in the One Piece franchise broke franchise film records in North America in its first weekend, quickly sailing past One Piece: Stampede’s total gross on the film’s opening day and leaving it behind on the horizon in the first full weekend.
In North America alone, One Piece Film Red has made a total of US$9,323,267 from 3280 screens in 2415 theaters and in premium formats including IMAX, 4DX, MX4D, Dolby Cinemas, and DBox. This is the first wide release for a One Piece film in North America with One Piece: Stampede having an event-style release in 2019 for a total gross of US$1,308,571.
Combined with other English-speaking countries, One Piece Film Red has grossed over US$10.5 million as of its opening weekend. In Australia, according to box office tracker Numero, One Piece Film Red grossed AU$737,000 (US$$477,000), with New Zealand coming in at NZ$158,000 (US$94,000). Meanwhile, over the Atlantic in the United Kingdom where Film Red is being distributed by Anime Limited, according to Screen Daily, the anime film has grossed £559,611 (US$644,389).
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When adding in the total Japanese box office gross for One Piece Film Red, the Toei Animation flick has a total of US$139.65 million in its domestic country and English-speaking territories.
One Piece Film Red opened in Japanese theaters on August 6. Crunchyroll released the film in English-speaking countries this November, starting with Australia and New Zealand on November 3 then followed by the United States and Canada on November 4. Crunchyroll describes the seafaring musical adventure as such:
Uta—the most beloved singer in the world whose voice has been described as “otherworldly”—is renowned for concealing her own identity when performing. Now, for the first time ever, she will reveal herself to the world at a live concert.
With the Navy watching closely, the venue fills with Uta’s fans—including excited pirates and the Straw Hats led by Luffy, who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance—all eagerly awaiting the voice that the whole world has been waiting for to resound. The story begins with the shocking revelation that she is the enigmatic Shanks’ daughter.
The One Piece TV anime is also still going strong, with over 1,000 episodes of the series streaming right here on Crunchyroll and new episodes coming out each week as they air in Japan.
Sources: Press Release, Numero (1, 2), Screen Daily
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
